Detailed Seller Instructions
Supplies Needed
- White card stock (65 lb or heavier) Available at Staples, Grand & Toy, Walmart, Zellers, UPS Stores etc.
- Heavy duty clear packing tape
- Large safety pins – Available from the dollar stores, Zellers, etc
- Cable ties, also known as Zip ties (60 for $1.00 - Dollarama & Zellers
- Metal hangers – available free of charge from local dry cleaners
- Heavy duty Ziploc or “zip-top” type bags – qt and gal
- Pair of Scissors
Preparation
- Gather all the gently used Fall and Winter items your kids are no longer utilizing
List of acceptable and unacceptable items - Ensure the items are not part of a recall. Below are some websites to check:
- For the clothes, ensure the following:
- For the hardware :-) Toys, baby equipment, DVD’s, CD-ROM’s Puzzles etc.
Ensure items are clean – get the dirt out of those nooks and crannies:
Cleaning Tips- Ensure there are no missing pieces
- Items do not have torn or missing decals. Replacement decals are sometimes available from Wal-Mart, Zellers, Michaels and other stores
- Items requiring batteries have them and are in proper working condition and do not have missing parts
- Ensure they’re not on a recall list:
Note on Car Seats – To sell car and booster seats, Sellers will be required to print and sign a Car seat and Booster seat checklist showing that the seat has not been recalled and meets other requirements. Click here to view the document.
- Sort the clothes by gender, then by size
- Separate the items in broad categories – toys, equipment, books etc
- To make the online inventory creation easy, we recommend writing the details of each item on a piece of paper – see example below. However, you don’t have to do this.
Health Canada
Healthy Canadians
For items originating from the US - US Consumer Product Safety Commission
They’re in style, in season and wrinkle free
They’re not over 4 years old, have no stains, tears, holes or missing buttons
Smell as fresh as the spring air
Stain removal tips
Cleaning Tips
